Environmental conservation

Environmental conservation

Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.

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natural flow

Environment; Environmental conservation

The rate of water movement past a specified point on a natural stream. The flow comes from a drainage area in which there has been no stream diversion caused by storage, import, export, return flow, ...

natural gamma radiation log

Environment; Environmental conservation

A borehole log that measures the natural gamma radiation emitted by the formation rocks. It can be used to delineate subsurface rock types.

natural resource

Environment; Environmental conservation

Any form of matter or energy obtained from the environment that meets human needs.

natural selection

Environment; Environmental conservation

The process of survival of the fittest by which organisms that adapt to their environment survive while those that do not adapt disappear.

net primary production

Environment; Environmental conservation

The part of the gross primary production that remains stored in the producer organism (primarily green plants) after deducting the amount used during the process of respiration. Abbreviated NPP.

neumann condition

Environment; Environmental conservation

The boundary condition for a ground-water-flow model where a flux across the boundary of the flow region is known.

neutron log

Environment; Environmental conservation

A borehole log obtained by lowering a radioactive element, which is a source of neutrons, and a neutron detector into the well. The neutron log measures the amount of water present; hence, the ...